Students su e v· cious attacks in night of viol ce J3y GRAHAM DIGGINES and JAMES GRAHAM A GANG of vicious youths, hell-bent on trouble , hospitalised two students during separate violent attacks on Friday night. Geoff Lapthom (SOC I) and Andrew Cadley (SYS 2) were both beaten black and blue during the unprovoked attacks by the m b of local teenagers. and people were still walking past." The drunken youths carried out Just half an hour later Andrew the beatings on University Drive at Cadley was beaten by the same 8.55pm and at the nearby We t Earlbam Parade at 9.30pm. gang whil t coming out of a telephone box close to campu . "One of the teenager; macked me straight acro the face as I left Geoff, who was walking back the booth and the first punch, which from UEA campu to hh flat in the took my glasses off, knocked me to Village, was le s th n 70 yards the floor," said Andrew. from the Porters Lodge when the sick thugs barred his way. "They blocked my path and said ''They kicked and punched my 'We're gomg to beat the .. tout of you,"' he aid. face quite a few time before leaving," he added. Battered Geoff then de cribed While the students were taken to the horrific attack, "I fell to the hospital, the pobce scoured campus ground and was hit and kicked m m a riot van but to no avail. the head. I had to pretend to be A third student, Michael McHale unconsciou. before they left." (MGT 1), who was threatened by He al ·o told how students the ame yobs just minutes before walked on by whil t he w being Geoff was attacked, described the attacked. assailants. And he added, "1 w lying on ''There was about ix of them, the floor for a bit afterward:.. continued on page 5 "1 w leaning again t the hedge
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